Electrical Problems

Whats up. My name is Jared and im a farm boy, I've been riding my Yamaha YZF R6 for 3 years now and love it. Im 22 and soon to graduate from college. Well i hit a deer this summer on the bike and well i have it all fixed up and looking good, but seem to be having some small problems with the electrical components. So thats why im here, trying to figure this problem out. I keep blowing my fuse for the headlights and well its not fun having that happen at night.

welcome to the forums FOGLE ... i'm sure your question will be answered quickly. good to have you here!!

ps. did the deer survive??

Whats up. My name is Jared and im a farm boy, I've been riding my Yamaha YZF R6 for 3 years now and love it. Im 22 and soon to graduate from college. Well i hit a deer this summer on the bike and well i have it all fixed up and looking good, but seem to be having some small problems with the electrical components. So thats why im here, trying to figure this problem out. I keep blowing my fuse for the headlights and well its not fun having that happen at night.

There are only a few things that will cause a fuse to constantly blow. A bad ground can cause a fuse to blow because it can cause high resistance conditions to become present. The other usual suspect is that a wire may be broken inside the insulation causing a high resistance and or high draw condition. Check all of your connections. Test for proper voltages at all connections. Then recheck everything while you are moving the wires around to test for breaks. Also make sure that you have the proper size wires if you did not use the factory harness and make sure that the fuse is of the proper type and size.

Whats up. My name is Jared and im a farm boy, I've been riding my Yamaha YZF R6 for 3 years now and love it. Im 22 and soon to graduate from college. Well i hit a deer this summer on the bike and well i have it all fixed up and looking good, but seem to be having some small problems with the electrical components. So thats why im here, trying to figure this problem out. I keep blowing my fuse for the headlights and well its not fun having that happen at night.


fogle, The first thing that pops into my head when you say that you hit a deer is a pinched wire. When you fixed the bike did you check all of the wiring? The first thing that I would do is check the power feed to the light with a multi tester. Here are the steps that I would use. I hope this does not insult you but I have put this as simple as possible as I do not know you or your capabilities
1 disconnect the battery.
2 turn the switch for the light on.
3 Use the Multi-Tester (set to read resistance) to read from the feed wire going to the Headlight. Put one probe on the wire that came off the light and the other on a piece of the frame with no paint or rust.
If you get a reading, start looking for somewhere that the wire is touching the frame and has the insulation broken.
Hope this helps,
Tugs

P.S. The Deer didnt make it, and thanks for the concerns and information. I havent had a fuse blow lately and i just bought an OHM Meter so i can test all the connections. Thanks

Well if the deer didn't make it, did you get to eat it?

For some reason, where I live if you hit a deer and kill it with a vehicle, you aren't allowed to keep it for food, unless it is during hunting season and you have a deer tag. If you hit one and drag it home to eat, it's considered poaching. Makes no sense to me. If a deer does several thousand dollars worth of damage to me, my bike, or my cage... I ought to be allowed to at least eat the damn thing, no?